Garment.



G. A. HOUGH.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1915.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPM co.. wASmNGroN, D. C.

Nlll l rarer GEORGE A. neuen, or onnina, new Yoan.v

GARMENT.

cXact descrip tion.

T his invention relates to certain improve-l ments in garments, and moreparticularly to a means and method of securing together the collar.,shirt and coat of a burial garment, in a unitary structure.

The primary object ofthe invention is to produce a garment as a unitaryarticle of sale comprising a coat, shirt, collai,'etc., and in which thecollar is readily rem-ovable from the shirt and the coat readilyremovable from the collar to permit separation of the parts` forchanging the colla-r when desired and allowing the use of collars ofvarious sizes and heights by reason of the susceptibility and rapidityof the change, so that the same garment is adapted for use upon personsof variouslsizes by` the mere insertion of a collar of the proper size,as distinguished from the method of manufacture used and the garment prduced prior to this invention, in which the coat was permanently securedby sewing to the collar, necessitating the undertaker and jobbercarrying a large stock of goods covering garments provided with collarsof all sizes and heights.

Other objects and uses relate to the specie means and devices foraccomplishing the above objects, and will appear from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view of a sufficient part of a garment toillustrate the practical application of the invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a portion of the garment showing the means forremovably connecting the garment to the collar and the means forremovably connecting the split portions of the garment at the rear ofthe collar. Fig. 3 is a cross section through the collar andthe coat.

The invention comprises a suitable shirt 1- having an upwardlyprojecting band -2- at its upper end, to which an ordinary turn-downcollar 3* is removably secured by means of buttons -4 -5- and 6, thebuttons 5- and -6- extendl suitable clip Specification of LettersPatent. Pgtglltd Jimi, 4c, 1916,

'Application inea nay 2o, 1915.

serial No. 29,329.

ing through both thicknesses of the collar and projecting from the cute"surface thereoi Suitable buttons -7-- and -v-c-r are likewise passedthrough openings in the collar, preferably through the outer thicknessonly, so that the base of the button is not expos'erhand to the buttons-5-, --6-, --T' and of a coat -l0-, split vertically at the rear, issecured, the buttons projecting through button-holes in the innerthickness of the coat collar, such buttons ybeing covered by' theturn-over portion ofthe Acoat collar, the side milofthe coat collarsecured to the buttons -6- and \-7- and the side l2- S- the turn-overcollar Slv secured to the buttons n5--- and -8-, the u split portions ofthe coat collar t the rear being roverlapped and preferably the twothicknesses of the collar at one side, asthe side 12%, 'are insertedbetween the two thicknesses of the coat collar in the opposite. side, as-ll-, and the parts llandV l2- are-'removably connected under tension bv a spring 13% having its opposite ends formed in hooks lfdadapted topenetrate and grasp the outer layer "of the sides -lland --12- of thecoat collar.

To prevent the sides 'ofthe coat collar from aecoming accidentallydisengaged with the buttons -5-, -6-, -7-4 and -8-, a -15-v is providedhaving elongated slots -164- adjacent its opposite ends and passagewaysIY-e leading to the slots at one end, said passageways 17- being spacedapart a distance substantially equal to the distance between the buttons-5- and 8 and between the buttons -6 and -7-, respectively, a separateclip being provided for each side of the collar.

A clip -15- is passed over the buttons 5- and -8-' or the buttons -QG-and -7- so that the buttons move through the passageways -17- into theslots 16 and the clip is then moved longitudinally until the buttons arepositioned in the closed ends of the slots -l6-- and thereby lock thesides of the garment in position.v

lt is obvious that the coat is adapted for use with collars AVof varioussizes and-by means of the spring 1B- is held in the desired positionirrespective of the size of the collar, and that the coat may be removedfrom the collar and the collar from the shirt to change the collar, byreleasing the spring -13-, removing the clips l5- llio the coat collarfrom the shirt collar, and removing the shirt collar from the buttons-4l -5- and -6-, and that another collar of proper and desired size maybe attached by reversing the method.

Although I have shown and described one particular construction andarrangement and one particular method for removably connecting theseparate parts so that collars of various and desired sizes may be usedWithout affecting the appearance or the eX- actness of form and shape ofthe garment, i do not desire to limit myself to any particularconstruction, arrangement or form, as many changes may be made in thedetails of the same without departing from the spirit of this inventionas set forth in the appended claims.

d'fhat i claim is l. A garment comprising a shirt, a shirt collarconnected thereto and adapted to carry securing elements, aV coat havingits coliar split vertically at the rear to ferm side portions, said sideportions engaged with said securing elements, and means for resilientlyconnecting the split portions of said coat collar to hold the sideportions of said collar under tension and in engagement with saidsecuring elements.

2. A garment comprisinga shirt, a shirt collar connected thereto andadapted to carry buttons projecting outwardly from the surface thereof,a coat having its collar split vertically at the rear to form sideportions, said side portions having openings in which said buttons areadapted to be seated,

and spring means for connecting said side portions at the rear of theshirt collar to hold said portions under tension.

3. A garment comprising a shirt, a shirt collar removably Aconnectedthereto and 'adapted to carry a plurality of buttons having enlargedheads projecting outwardly from the collar, a coat having the collarthereof secured to said buttons, and a plu rality of members, eachprovided With a slot having an enlarged portion adapted to engage saidbuttons to prevent removal of the coat collar.

it. A burial garment comprising a shirt, a shirt collar connectedthereto, securing elements projecting outwardly from the collar, a coat,said securing elements extending through said coat and exposed beneaththe coat collar, and a member provided with a slot having an enlargedportion engaged with each of said securing elements to prevent removalof the coat therefrom.

5. i burial garment comprising a shirt` a shirt cellar connectedthereto, securing elements carried by said collar, acoat splitvertically at the rear thereof, said securing elements extending througha portion of the coat,'means for preventing removai of the coat fromsaid securing elements, and a removable spring clip connecting the splitportions of said coat at the rear.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day ofFebruary, lQ.

GEQRGE A. HOUGH. lVitnesses z Fan-nir. Slimmer, RICHARD A. Boon.

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